Own Your Cloud: The Rise of Home NAS Storage
Most of us now pay a monthly fee to store our photos and files in the cloud, whether it’s iCloud, Google One, OneDrive or Dropbox.
Most of us now pay a monthly fee to store our photos and files in the cloud, whether it’s iCloud, Google One, OneDrive or Dropbox.
For years, texting between an iPhone and an Android phone meant falling back to old-fashioned SMS: blurry photos, no typing indicators and no privacy. That’s
Contactless payments started with a £10 limit in 2007. It rose to £20, £30, £45 and then £100. In March 2026, the rule changed completely:
For years, phone battery life barely improved. Screens got brighter and processors faster, but most phones still needed charging every night. That’s finally changing, thanks
If you’re self-employed, a landlord or have other untaxed income, you’ll know the date: 31 January, the deadline to file your Self Assessment tax return
Everyone’s heard that Windows 10 has reached the end of the road. Fewer people know that the same thing has happened to older versions of
Wi-Fi 7 has only just gone mainstream, and the industry is already talking about Wi-Fi 8. If you’re thinking about a new router, should you
The UK’s old copper telephone network, the PSTN, switches off on 31 January 2027. Most homes and businesses have already been moved to a digital
It’s been a busy year. Some of 2026’s tech changes made headlines, and others quietly changed how we use our phones, computers and home broadband.
The quiet days between Christmas and New Year are perfect for a job most of us put off all year: tidying up our digital lives.
We’ve covered a lot in the Tech Trends 2026 series, from AI agents and quantum computing to full fibre, eSIMs and your digital driving licence.
Black Friday, Cyber Monday and the run-up to Christmas are the busiest shopping weeks of the year, and the busiest for scammers too. According to
For years, gamers have had to choose: a console that’s simple to use on the TV, or a gaming PC with a huge library of
For years, quantum computing headlines were a numbers game: 50 qubits, 100 qubits, 1,000 qubits. But raw qubit counts were always misleading, because those qubits
For years, the limiting factor in AI was chips: who could get enough GPUs. In 2026 a different constraint is taking over. The question is
Scammers now use AI to clone voices and create convincing fake videos and messages. Here’s how these scams work and the simple habits that defeat them.
RAM, SSD, processor, screen: a plain-English guide to choosing a laptop that will stay fast for years, without overpaying.
Files, photos, bookmarks, passwords, email and programs: a step-by-step plan for moving from your old computer to a new Windows PC or Mac.
‘Windows can’t open this file’ or it opens in the wrong program? Here’s how to work out what a file is, open it safely and set the right default app.
Your computer, browser and accounts share more data than you might expect. Here are the settings worth changing on Windows, Mac and the web.
